Diana López on Monsters, Myth, and Healing in Her New Book, ‘Felice and the Wailing Woman’
Diana López is an educator at heart with a penchant for finding the magic in the seemingly mundane. Whether on
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Jeff Kinney and Brady Noon Discuss Bringing ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ to Animation
Jeff Kinney’s long-running Diary of a Wimpy Kid children’s novel series went through four different live-action film adaptations in the
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Interview with ‘Batman and Robin and Howard’ Author Jeffrey Brown
Swara interview Jeffrey Brown, author and artist of the upcoming “Batman and Robin and Howard!”
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Scholastic’s ‘Miles Morales: Shock Waves’ is Exactly What My Inner Teen Needed
*SPOILERS AHEAD!* My earliest memories of my elementary and middle school Scholastic Book Fairs saw massive collections of R. L.
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Hard NOC Life 212: Mandy Gonzalez is ‘Fearless’
In the first of two episodes of Hard NOC Life releasing this week, Keith sits down with Broadway superstar and
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The Inspiration Behind the Story of Disney’s ‘Flora & Ulysses’
When you first hear about the upcoming Disney+ film, Flora & Ulysses, you wonder just how Newbury Award-winning author and
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Movie Magic with ‘The Witches’ Star Jahzir Bruno
Last week, Halloween came a bit early, as Warner Bros. brought the big screen home with The Witches on HBO
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Southern Fried Asian: Soman Chainani
Southern Fried Asian returns with a brand new episode! Keith is joined by Soman Chainani, the New York Times-bestselling author
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“Tripping a Little Light Fantastic” with The Cast of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
On an unusually grey and overcast December day in the typically cheery city of Beverly Hills, a stage was set
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Southern Fried Asian: Christina Soontornvat
On a brand new episode of Southern Fried Asian, children’s lit author Christina Soontornvat is Keith’s special guest. http://traffic.libsyn.com/southernfriedasian/SFA_Soontornvat.mp3
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In ‘Christopher Robin,’ Jim Cummings Wants Pooh to Remind You of Your Inner Child
Everyone has their own memory of Winnie-the-Pooh, aka Pooh bear. Whether it was hearing him ask for honey or the
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KidLit: Recommended Reading on Justice and Understanding
Originally posted at The Writer’s Block At a time of great unease and injustice, those of us who are parents
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#DiverseChildrensBooks: El Primer Corte de Mesita de Furqan (Furqan’s First Flat Top)
As a parent of color it is very difficult to find children’s books that reflect how diverse our world actually
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Here I Am: Celebrating Diverse Experiences in Children’s Books
Originally posted on The Loft’s Writers’ Block One of the most serious jobs I have as a father is to
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We Need More Than More Diversity
Originally posted at Super Justice Force The recent death of celebrated author Walter Dean Myers has seemingly left a void
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R.I.P. Maya Angelou
We are all saddened by the loss of Maya Angelou, who has passed away at the age of 86. Upon
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Diversifying Our Kids’ Genre Bookshelf
As the father of two daughters of color, finding reading material and other media that both reflect back at them
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